European Games demands comprehensive check for Azerbaijan's telecommunication system

Azerbaijan's telecommunication infrastructure will be thoroughly checked in the near future as part of the preparation for the first European games, to be held in Baku in 2015, Azerbaijani Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov told the media on May 6.

"Work in this area includes improving the quality of telecommunication services for the upcoming European Games," he added.

"We have asked some technology companies to check our communication services by using special standards," the minister said. "The inspection will be held within one or two months. Afterwards, the relevant measures will be taken."

A decision was made at the 41st General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee in Rome to hold the European Games in Baku for the first time in its history.